I'm using it to describe a Twitter Log, or the log of tweets that a particular user makes. Yes, we can say that this is in their "tweets" but that doesn't really explain that there's actually a log of one's tweets being kept. Thus, Twilog.Or, if you'd rather, think of it as a portmanteau of Twitter blog (of course, "blog" itself being a portmanteau, so perhaps this is a portmandeux?).

23 March, 2009

So now that it's public knowledge that Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has announced his support for full marriage equality of all committed and loving couples, and his office has confirmed his much-touted change of heart, there are two questions that linger in my mind:

Is New York the first state in the union that now has both United States Senators in full support of marriage equality, or has someone beat us to the punch?

In any event, thank you, Senator Schumer (and Gillibrand), for finally coming around and finally realizing that marriage is a fundamental right and that hatred, discrimination, ignorance, and homophobia have no place in our society, which reverses your previous stance and your vote in favor of DOMA.

About Me

Peter is a founding partner of The Symposium, a professional services firm serving the needs of 21st century individuals, organizations (non-profits/NGOs), and businesses (SOHOs / SMBs) by providing social media, Information Technology (IT), and general business practices consulting, event planning and fundraising services, and tax preparation servies.

Peter is a disabled GOP (progressive Republican) LGBTQ political & community activist, advocate, and single gay guy living in Westchester County (NYC's suburb immediately to the north), although he can often be found visiting his Mum in Hartford, Connecticut.

He is O/K/A the original Nite*Star back when 110 baud modem BBSes were the only way to get online. "Who am I?" is the free question; answers will cost you $25, payable via PayPal or Google Checkout. ;-)

Ask me what you want to know. Question are free, answers are on sale this week for US$18.00 (hey, considering the price of petrol and the rate of inflation these days, that's a bargain!)

I occasionally lapse into the use of British English.

I can be a persnickety curmudgeon when it comes to correct grammatical usage in what people say/write--just because it's on-line and on the computer doesn't mean one need throw proper grammar out the window! =b

I'm opinionated but my ears remain open and willing to listen to INTELLIGENT thoughts....

Apart from English, I only know a smattering of words & phrases in the other languages that are mentioned above, although I might know a bit more of Spanish than the others as I studied it in secondary education for a number of years.

FAVOURITE QUOTATIONS:

"A smile is the shortest distance between two people." ~Victor Borge (Danish-born U.S. comedic Musician) 1909-2000

“When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.” ~Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), Black Civil Rights activist who happens to be gay.

"Not everyone is equal, but everyone has to have equal rights." ~Carolien Gehrels, Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ~Elearnor Roosevelt (1884-1962), former First Lady (USA) and humanitarian.

"It doesn't have to be the best I can do; it has to be the best I can do today." ~ Sherry H.

"In our lives, we have two or three opportunities to be a hero, but almost every day, we have the opportunity not to be a coward." ~Spanish proverb.

"People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true." ~Wizard's First Rule, axiom by Terry Goodkind (US Author, 1948-)

"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." ~Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790)

"Courage is what it takes to stand up & speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." ~Winston S. Churchill (1908-1965)